harmattan

n. 哈麦丹风

发音

UK /ˌhɑːməˈtæn/
UK /ˌhɑːˈmætən/
US /ˌhɑɹməˈtæn/
US /ˌhɑɹməˈtɑn/
US /ˌhɑɹˈmætən/

词形变化

harmattans 复数 harmattans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.

  2. 2.

    A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wind

词源

From Twi Akan haramata or a related word (whence also Spanish harmatán). The ultimate origin is supposed by some to be an Arabic word, but which one is uncertain; حَرَام (ḥarām, “accursed thing”) has been suggested.

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